change a rad for more heat

[bigdeano]

hi, i'm thinking of changing the single radiator in the hall for a double one, is it worth doing? would there be much of a difference in the output of heat?, at the minute you can tell the difference in heat from the rest of the house and its quite a lot

 

[jackthom]

Sorry about replying with questions but...

is the hall draughty and can that be improved first?

is the present hall radiator getting as hot as the others in the house?

is the room thermostat situated in the hall?

A double will certainly give an improvement provided the flow of hot water through the existing radiator is healthy. You should be able to find an online Myson or Quinn list of radiators where you can compare the heat outputs of singles with double panel or even double convector.
If the room thermostat is in the hall you won't want to over-do the upgrade which might leave the rest of the house a bit cooler.

 

[bigdeano]

hi, hall is not draughty but quite big, and there is not a rad on the landing (which is quite small) so a single rad has to do both, the rad gets as hot as the rest and the rest are single rads as well but all in rooms, the thermo is in the hall about 6 foot away, all the rads in the house are quite old but in every room you can feel the heat so they all work fine just that the hallway and landing are quite cold, we have a carpet down in the hallway as well so not loosing heat thru the floor etc, i didn't know if a double would give out much more heat or not, there is a 1200mm rad on at the minute and there is enough room for upto an 1800mm rad, i suppose it wouldn't hurt to put a bigger double rad on??

 

[D_Hailsham]

No point installing a larger radiator unless you boiler can supply the extra heat.

Here is the link to the Stelrad Elite Catalogue, so you can compare radiator outputs.